Chesco, Montco gas stations robbed overnight

Police in three jurisdictions are investigating convenience store robberies that occurred during the overnight hours Wednesday into Thursday.

Two male robbers entered the Sunoco gas station at Route 100 and Route 23 in South Coventry around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the state police at Embreeville barracks. One of the men was described by police as a black man wearing a bandana covering his face, a black sweatshirt and dark jeans. The man was between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing between 140 and 150 pounds. Police said the black man displayed the handgun during the robbery.

The second man was described as a white man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and light colored jeans. He was between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighting approximately 180 pounds with a dark beard and mustache.

State police Cpl. Courtney Voorhees said there “was a brief conversation between (the man with the gun) and the victim clerk,” during which the robber displayed the gun, and that’s when the victim turned over the undetermined amount of cash to the robbers.

The other two robberies occurred at a Sunoco in Upper Pottsgrove and a convenience store gas station in East Vincent. The Mercury is working to gather details regarding those robberies, including whether investigators believe the robberies are connected.

Anyone with information regarding the robbery in South Coventry should call the state police at Embreeville barracks at 484-340-3241.